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Things That Are Bullsh*t (7 Viewers)

Budha said:
Yup - insurance/lost package is always with the shipper.

You need to file a claim via PayPal or your credit card (if you paid via either of those methods)
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Kinda funny story, we have a new refrigerator and first time we’ve had to replace these water filters. Wife orders some, changes the filter, then comes up saying the refrigerator is broken. (“oh FFS, what did you do now” - lol.)

I go reinstall the filter, no water - nothing works. Rinse repeat, same thing.

Google “wtf with my refrigerator”. After ~45min of useless videos we see one about how to “defeat the RFID chip in the filter”. What da fug…water filters have RFID’s now..(yes GE refrigerators do)

Anyway, Lightbulb, uhhh “where did you order these from..?”. Wife “some site”..hmmmm

Sure enough, these were fake knock offs in sealed “OEM” packaging - no RFID (all the water dispensing features now disabled - Oh joy.)

Happy ending, call the CC company, they take one look at the charge “overseas merchant” (China) and credit the charge immediately (~$120).

Be careful out there peeps, these sites are getting slick.

Fake knock off, looks totally real:
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No RFID
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I appreciate GE putting controls in place to insure you're getting properly filtered water. But the consumer should be able to bypass those protections.
Like my printer - it tells me when I'm not using their brand of toner, but it doesn't shut down.
BS
 
upNdown said:
I appreciate GE putting controls in place to insure you're getting properly filtered water. But the consumer should be able to bypass those protections.
Like my printer - it tells me when I'm not using their brand of toner, but it doesn't shut down.
BS
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Agree. This was an unknown when we bought it earlier this year - lol.

Kind of slick of GE to be honest, creates an ongoing hand cuffed revenue stream. (Until the RFID is cloned - lol)

But as a consumer it’s kinda sucky.
 
My friend Bob still teaching English in a bomb shelter somewhere in the Ukraine.
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grantc54 said:
Wasnt sure if you were bumping your comment or referring to the majority of posts in classifieds ads trying to sell at Kens pricing.
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Oh, ha! I have no idea where the market is on those. Mostly because I don’t care, but partly because they’re often listed without prices, like I saw again today.
I rant because it’s tough enough for people just getting into this hobby to figure out what stuff is worth. These listings without prices can’t help.
 
As an astronomer, I'm far from worried.

She's a a 46 year old spacecraft designed to last for five years. Right now, both Voyagers are running on half their original power (and dropping). They were never expected to do half of what they have. They are on borrowed time anyway, and we're reaping the bonus science they have provided.

Imagine your phone lasting five years!!! You'd think of it as a relic at that point.


Oh, even if aliens are smart enough and technologically advanced enough to make the trip (spoilers, there's no warp drive or hyperspace or wormholes so it would be the road trip from hell with no rest stops or scenic overlooks to see), they're also smart enough to see what we're doing to each other and this planet. They aren't coming here. We're the ghetto of the galaxy.
 
upNdown said:
Oh, ha! I have no idea where the market is on those. Mostly because I don’t care, but partly because they’re often listed without prices, like I saw again today.
I rant because it’s tough enough for people just getting into this hobby to figure out what stuff is worth. These listings without prices can’t help.
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I listed a trade/bet at Ken pricing (my Super Bowl flip).

The entire thread was taken down without warning for “not having a price”.

Interesting with how many actual classifieds for sale we have now without a literal listed price.
 
Deciding to build a pair of speakers as a Christmas present for my daughter, hand picking a super nice book matched sheet of veneer, and finding out you f’d up the measurements - lol.

Waiting on mail order with express shipping now as no local stock (face palm, # stupid tax) - lol.
 
I’ve never understood, what’s the point of pocketing *one* chip?

Are they building a sample set for display? Do they plan on taking one chip each game and having a rack after a couple years? Is it like a kleptomaniac thing where they get a “high” from taking something?

I’m asking sincerely as it seems to come up a bit, and I honestly don’t understand the point (I get it if it’s a tourney chip and they’re trying to cheat and sandbag, but I don’t understand the cash chip part).
 
BarrieJ3 said:
I’ve never understood, what’s the point of pocketing *one* chip?

Are they building a sample set for display? Do they plan on taking one chip each game and having a rack after a couple years? Is it like a kleptomaniac thing where they get a “high” from taking something?

I’m asking sincerely as it seems to come up a bit, and I honestly don’t understand the point (I get it if it’s a tourney chip and they’re trying to cheat and sandbag, but I don’t understand the cash chip part).
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I think it’s non chippers thinking it’s a souvenir. Keep a chip from the casinos and places they’ve played in.
 
Budha said:
Deciding to build a pair of speakers as a Christmas present for my daughter, hand picking a super nice book matched sheet of veneer, and finding out you f’d up the measurements - lol.

Waiting on mail order with express shipping now as no local stock (face palm, # stupid tax) - lol.
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Bummer… but applaud you for the effort. I’d never attempt this kind of project. The speakers will be that much more special to her knowing that you built them!
 
BarrieJ3 said:
I’ve never understood, what’s the point of pocketing *one* chip?

Are they building a sample set for display? Do they plan on taking one chip each game and having a rack after a couple years? Is it like a kleptomaniac thing where they get a “high” from taking something?

I’m asking sincerely as it seems to come up a bit, and I honestly don’t understand the point (I get it if it’s a tourney chip and they’re trying to cheat and sandbag, but I don’t understand the cash chip part).
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This is how I heard this in my head
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